penguin

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[edit] English

An Adelie Penguin

[edit] Etymology

(Verification for this etymology is sought): Apparently from Welsh pen gwyn, from pen (head) + gwyn (white).

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Singular
penguin

Plural
penguins

penguin (plural penguins)

  1. Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere; marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
  2. (slang) a nun

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